About Harda Village

Harda is a large village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,854, made up of 1,542 males and 1,312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291 hectares hectares.

Harda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harda village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Purnia East
Area (hectares)	291 hectares
Population	2,854
Male Population	1,542
Female Population	1,312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	851
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harda compares

By the 2011 count Harda is the 19th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 291 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Harda

Harda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harda from other places

Harda lies about 7.7 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Ranipatra, about 6.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Harda
Nearest railway station	Ranipatra	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Purnia East	7.7 km
District headquarters	Purnia	7.7 km

Villages closest to Harda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Harda

As per the Census of India 2011, Harda village had a population of 2,854. That makes it the 19th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Harda village has 1,542 males and 1,312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harda has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Harda covers 291 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harda falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harda is Ranipatra, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Harda.

Harda is about 7.7 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harda is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Ranipatra is about 6.6 km away. Purnia East is about 7.7 km away. Purnia is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.